what I found today.........

[73chevyman]

man this is getting more and more discuraging the body work i'm finding on this thing is causing ninty percent of the rust on this thing got to see this stuff un believable.. all the added metal was popriveted in and aluminum tape , last but not least bondo this crap was this guys best friend grrrrrr

[73chevyman]

this what i see everyday and still trying to wander how to fix can't tell if it's the bed or the cab doing this

[81ratrodc10]

definatly backyard body work lol nothing that cant be fixed though

[73chevyman]

my main concern is that i might be in over my head but i hope it's all worth fixing then doing a cab swap

[73chevyman]

heres the complete driver side











more and more all i'm seeing money money money!!!!!!

[73chevyman]

you got to love this stuff lol driving me nuts

[73chevyman]

i found the spanish gold lol 3 paint jobs this thing had got to go to metal now

[81ratrodc10]

wow that is alot but if you can weld and a little time anythings possiable

[73chevyman]

if i get it all streighten out i found out it did in deed had the side molding so i'm going to do my best to get this too original as I can... but adding new stuff like the cab molding, sport bumper, new wiring, so on and so forth.... but wandering if i should save the fenders or just find replacements.....

[73chevyman]

dude never welded before in my life looks like I need to learn lmao

[thepenguin99]

Square body cabs aren't exactly rare, at least not in my area. I don't think I would bother fixing that crap.

[81ratrodc10]

ya thats my prob cant weld either but i have friends that can been meaning to learn just lazy i guess lol

[classic1967chevy]

man hey dont feal bad its a nice truck the way i see it its a diamound in the rough but hey keep your head up i have allot of problems with me 67 come check it out

[73chevyman]

i'm thinking the same thing just replace the cab..... I need to find one with a clean title

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by 73chevyman

i'm thinking the same thing just replace the cab..... I need to find one with a clean title

Finding a clean cab in your area is not going to be easy. If I were you I would locate a rust free donor and make a road trip.

In Texas you could buy a complete rust free truck for the price of the replacement parts you will need to fix that. Find a rust free region that's close to you and buy another cab.

[bitchin85]

*cough cough* cab swap! *cough cough*

[Stitch]

I could find you a cab down here...it's a little bit of a trip, but you won't be the first one to come down to the country here to my house to get a clean cab...lol

[Hoods69BadBowTie]

Ouch damn bud that totally sucks especially when previous owners do ****ty work! That pisses me off to no end cause you got to go fix the same damn thing they tried to do and make it worse! But ya I feel your pain I got sum rust on my big mudd truck but it will get fixed some day.

[Chevy623]

What is this hole??


But yeah, +1 on the bad body work subject. There is a '91 K5 a few houses down from me that is for sale and i been eyeballin it. but when i pulled in front of the house and got a quick look, the rocker was missing and someone screwed a piece of diamond plated steel onto it? too bad i don't know how to weld,... i WAS interested lol.

[texassquarebodies]

You need a cab swap buddy. For all the money you will spend on replacement panels and the time to install them a good used cab is the way to go.

[ECU PIRATE]

I have a buddy that might be willing to part with a cab off of an 84' GMC Dually. It's been sitting in a field for a few years with one door on it but, seemed to be in pretty good shape the last time I was out there. You're in my area for the most part. I will keep my eye open for you. I run across a good deal from time to time.

[73chevyman]

sweet up here they want a arm and a leg for these trucks.... i wish fat hoe still had that 84 cab that thing was in great shape...... keep eyes out guy's thanks alot

[73chevyman]

[QUOTE=Chevy623;3980883]What is this hole??
thats is a hole made for the lake pipes that use to be on the truck.... if you look at the rocker you'll see a toggle bolt still there thats one thing that ate the rocker up.... i like the 70's front so I'm gonna keep the look nomatter what it takes and try to get it to the shape it was with or without this cab... if you look on my profile you'll see the crap that was on this thing in my pictures

[Chevy623]

[quote=73chevyman;3981644]

Originally Posted by Chevy623

What is this hole??
thats is a hole made for the lake pipes that use to be on the truck.... if you look at the rocker you'll see a toggle bolt still there thats one thing that ate the rocker up.... i like the 70's front so I'm gonna keep the look nomatter what it takes and try to get it to the shape it was with or without this cab... if you look on my profile you'll see the crap that was on this thing in my pictures

Ahh cool deal.. i remember your truck now, i love the pinstriping. That louvered hood is pretty cool too.

[billnorman]

When you gots rust and no welding skills, you does what you can with what you has. Fugly, fugly,fugly repairs. That cab appears to be toast, a trip to get a diffferent one is cost effective compared to the effort to fix that one. Let it go, it will make good scrap iron. Friends don't let friends drive Fords, but apparently they do pop rivet and slap Bondo. If you DO decide to fix that one, take it off the frame, invert it and start welding, you should be pretty good at MIG welding by the end of the first year.